Horses to Rockets: The Life and Times of Earl J. Drexler - Softcover

Drexler, James J. (Pete)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1726367606 ISBN 13: 9781726367608

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

This book is concerned with the life and times of Earl J. Drexler and the immigrants of his family who contributed to that life. Earl was born in 1897 when the normal mode of transportation was by means of horses and lived to see the development of trains, automobiles, airplanes, radios, television, rockets, radar, computers and he lived to see man walking on the moon. Along the way, he traveled across the USA several times and lived through two World Wars and the Great Depression. Family stories tell about Earl's involvement with Chicago politics in the the 1920's, his relationship with several famous personalities and the normal, daily routines of life at the time. Illustrated with old documents and more than 200 period photographs.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1726367606
• ISBN 13: 9781726367608
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350